Unexpected isolated native pulmonary valve endocarditis; really benign as thought?
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, cilt.37, sa.7, ss.2120-2123, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 7
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/jocs.16476
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2120-2123
- Anahtar Kelimeler: infective endocarditis, pulmonary valve, transthoracic echocardiography
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis is extremely rare, accounting for <2% of cases. Major predisposing factors are intravenous drug use, implanted cardiac devices, congenital heart diseases, and central venous catheters. Most patients respond well to appropriate antibiotherapy. Aim: We report a case with an isolated native pulmonary valve endocarditis due to methicillin-resistant staphylococcus-aureus infection which developed after a tooth abscess in a previously healthy non-drug user young male. After one week antibiotherapy, surgery was required due to acute severe pulmonary insufficiency and right heart-failure. After the operation, he had a multi-organ failure despite veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, antibiotherapy, and other supportive treatments, therefore the case concluded with mortality. Discusion and Conclusion: Our case showed that pulmonary valve endocarditis may occur in patients without risk factors in case of portal of entry for bacteremia and it may carry worse prognosis than previously known. Virulence of the microorganism and vegetation size are the major predictors of prognosis. Pulmonary valve endocarditis should be kept in mind even in patients without any known risk factors.